I Have an All-Knowing Mirror

Chapter 75: Mind Brand

Inside the dimly lit Quiet Room, Su Yuan sat cross-legged. Wisps of Mind Force gathered in front of him, rapidly intertwining and fusing together.

As the Mind Force continuously poured in, an incredibly complex and profound mark slowly took shape.

This intricate and profound mark was the very foundation of the Sacred Method, Mind Brand.

Su Yuan observed the complex mental mark, which was only a single step away from being completely formed.

Every intricate detail regarding the Sacred Method, Mind Brand, surfaced in his mind.

According to the answers provided by the gray mirror, ten billion years ago, a race known as the Phantom Spirit race emerged from a Secret Realm in the depths of the universe.

The strongest entity of this race, Great Sage Phantom Spirit, possessed the unique ability to bewitch all living beings.

Any powerhouse who came into contact with Great Sage Phantom Spirit would be uncontrollably drawn to her, eventually stepping forward to follow her of their own volition.

As a result, over time, a massive congregation of followers gathered around the Phantom Spirit Sage, among which were many Sages of the same level.

These followers were incomparably loyal to Great Sage Phantom Spirit, willing to go so far as to betray their own races.If only one or two individuals acted this way, it could be dismissed as a coincidence. However, such large numbers were more than enough to arouse the vigilance of numerous factions and civilizations in the depths of the universe.

Driven by multiple factions, a joint hunt initiated by the Sages was launched against Great Sage Phantom Spirit.

The ultimate result was the death and fall of Great Sage Phantom Spirit under the combined siege of several Sages of her level.

Following her demise, the secret behind her ability to bewitch all living beings was finally revealed to the universe.

This ability originated from the innate talent of the Phantom Spirit race, allowing them to invisibly influence the thoughts of other lifeforms and achieve mental control over them.

This so-called mental control was, in essence, an extremely thorough form of slavery. The controlled lifeform would genuinely view the controller as their master from the bottom of their heart and consider everything from the controller's perspective.

Simply put, those subjected to this mental control were completely unaware of it, as their very thoughts and cognition had been influenced and distorted.

After the fall of Great Sage Phantom Spirit, a mysterious Sage researched her corpse and created the Sacred Method, Mind Brand.

This was the origin of the Sacred Method, Mind Brand.

'Compared to the true bewitching control of Great Sage Phantom Spirit, Mind Brand is naturally inferior, but it still retains about thirty to forty percent of the original's effectiveness,'

Su Yuan thought to himself.

Whoosh—

While Su Yuan was lost in thought, the illusory, complex, and profound mental mark in front of him finally took complete shape.

"The Mind Brand is complete?"

A smile graced Su Yuan's face. Over the past month, apart from his regular cultivation, he had devoted almost ninety percent of his time to condensing the Mind Brand.

In order to master this Auxiliary Sacred Method, Su Yuan had ignored several other offensive and Life-Preserving Sacred Methods, pouring his entire heart and soul into this endeavor.

'With my current strength, the condensed Mind Brand can split into a maximum of thirty-six Sub-Marks, allowing me to control thirty-six lifeforms...'

Su Yuan thought to himself. This was also the maximum number of lifeforms a Level 10 Lifeform could control after mastering the Mind Brand.

To control any more, one would need to surpass the Life Level of a Level 10 Lifeform.

Of course, the lifeforms controlled by the Mind Brand were not permanently fixed; they could be replaced at any time.

He simply needed to withdraw the Sub-Mark.

Furthermore, to successfully achieve control with the Mind Brand, his own Will needed to completely surpass the target's Will.

If their Willpower Strength was equal, or if his was inferior, control would be impossible.

Attempting to force control under those circumstances would result in a fierce backlash.

This was not merely a limitation of the Sacred Method, Mind Brand. Even Great Sage Phantom Spirit had been unable to control experts whose Will was not weaker than her own.

The dimension of Will possessed an innate restraining effect against these types of mind-influencing control methods.

Over the long river of time, there had been cultivators who attempted to control a lifeform using the Mind Brand, only to fail to realize their target's Will was stronger than their own, suffering a backlash and sustaining severe injuries as a result.

However, this drawback was not an issue for Su Yuan. Before casting the Mind Brand, he could simply ask the gray mirror to compare their Willpower Strengths beforehand.

'The dimension of Will...'

Su Yuan pondered for a moment.

Then, deep within his sea of consciousness, he posed a question to the gray mirror.

'What is the ranking of my Willpower Strength on Blue Star?'

The gray mirror's surface rippled with a hazy mist before revealing the answer. [First]

'Ranked first in Will...'

Su Yuan gave a slight nod. It was exactly as he had expected.

In the cultivation world of Blue Star, there was not a single cultivation method capable of elevating one's Will.

Therefore, the Willpower Strength of Blue Star's cultivators relied entirely on natural talent or post-natal Tempering and Refinement.

However, how could simple post-natal tempering compare to Su Yuan's systematic cultivation? Not to mention the qualitative transformation of the Will dimension every time his Life Level advanced.

'Those followers who were mentally controlled by Great Sage Phantom Spirit back then mostly had weak Wills...'

Su Yuan thought to himself. With the gray mirror, everything regarding Great Sage Phantom Spirit held no secrets from him.

Su Yuan was perfectly Crystal Clear on many details that even the Sages who participated in the hunt were unaware of.

'I happen to have my sixth cultivation session scheduled for today. I might as well get it done.'

With a flicker of thought, Su Yuan stood up immediately and made his way to Lab No. 7.

Upon entering the Gravity Chamber, Su Yuan immediately activated thirty-five times gravity.

A high-gravity environment of this magnitude provided the greatest boost to his cultivation efficiency.

Whoosh!

Su Yuan took out a flame-like crystal. It was precisely the Magma Spirit Crystal.

This energy crystal, which took The Truth Society a full sixty years to form by extracting from Mount Fuji, played a significant role in Su Yuan's cultivation at the Level 3 Lifeform stage.

Without this Magma Spirit Crystal, the time it would take for Su Yuan to break through to a Level 4 Lifeform would be delayed considerably.

Hum— Gazing at the Magma Spirit Crystal, Su Yuan began to release his Mind Force.

He merged his Mind Force into the Magma Spirit Crystal, slowly drawing out the pure energy contained within.

This was currently the most suitable method for him to absorb the Magma Spirit Crystal, and it also allowed him to extract its inner essence to the maximum extent.

Meanwhile, in the Imperial Capital, inside a conference room entirely physically isolated from the outside world.

Director Zhou sat at the head of the table, reviewing the physical paper reports in front of him.

These reports detailed the progress of the Xia Nation as they set out to manufacture the weapons based on the Weapon Blueprints provided by Su Yuan.

Director Zhou did not dare to show the slightest negligence regarding the task Su Yuan had assigned—manufacturing the corresponding weapons according to the blueprints.

He made sure to personally supervise and push the progress every half a day.

Just then.

A gentle and refined Middle-aged Man walked into the room.

"Director Zhou, the Think Tank's analysis results are out..."

The refined Middle-aged Man spoke, immediately glancing around the room.

"Rest assured, this place is completely isolated from the outside world. There is no network connection whatsoever,"

Director Zhou immediately reassured him.

Because the subject of the Think Tank's analysis was none other than Su Yuan.

As for what they were analyzing... naturally, it wasn't an analysis of how to deal with Su Yuan.

There was absolutely no need to analyze that; even Director Zhou could easily reach a conclusion—

It was entirely impossible to deal with him.

To this day, they didn't even know who Su Yuan truly was.

How could they possibly fight back?

Instead, they were dissecting the context and tone of his communications to extrapolate deeper meanings.

"Speak. What are the results of the analysis?"

Director Zhou looked at the refined Middle-aged Man, a rare trace of tension surfacing in his expression.

Because this would very likely determine the future destiny of the Xia Nation.